Patents by Inventor Steve Kummerl

Steve Kummerl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated shunt resistor with external contact in a semiconductor package
    Patent number: 8324721
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package that comprises a lead frame 105, an integrated circuit located on the lead frame and a shunt resistor coupled to the integrated circuit. The shunt resistor has a lower temperature coefficient of resistance than the lead frame, and the lead frame has a lower resistivity than the shunt resistor. The shunt resistor has a low-resistance coupling to external leads of the lead frame, or, the shunt resistor has its own integrated external leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Ubol Udompanyavit, Steve Kummerl